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The Business Role in STEM Education

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, May 1, 2011

The month of April saw  at least two big announcements from the business community regarding the condition of math and science education in America. First, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released “The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education,” calling for the nation’s business

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Scholars of Minority-Serving Institutions Remain Dedicated, Enthusiastic and Passionate About Their Research

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 13, 2011

My very favorite aspect of being a faculty member is the work I get to do with new scholars. This past week at the American Education Research Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, my colleague Clif Conrad of the University of Wisconsin and I hosted a lunch for new scholars.

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Too Many Men Are Carefree About Their Health

by Dr. Elwood Watson, April 7, 2011

Several years ago, in the late 1990s, I remember watching an HBO special where a comedian made the comment “a man can have a foot growing in his stomach and he still will not go to the hospital.” At the time, the audience, like myself, laughed at the comment.  Fast

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Pell Grants as Costly and ‘Harmful’ Welfare?

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, April 6, 2011

As American politicians and educators continue to slice and dice away at higher education resources and programs using the hollow, yet sharp knives of austerity, the future of a diverse academy increasingly looks bleak and dreary. The widely used justification — the need to cut costs and reduce the national deficit

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Students Still Willing to Work Toward Positive Change

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 4, 2011

I have taught a course called the History of American Higher Education for the past 8 years.  It is my very favorite course to teach.  Not only is it the course in which I feel most comfortable, but it typically has younger students – mainly master’s students – in it. 

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